Posts by Spooky Steve

Dread Central recently reported that SOTA Toys will include four Land of the Dead characters as part of their ongoing Now Playing line, which has featured insanely detailed versions of unforgettable cult classic characters such as The Toxic Avenger, a Killer Klown from Outer Space, Darkman, and more. The Land characters set to appear as part of the line are Big Daddy, Blade (Tom Savini's character in the film), and Cholo (as portrayed in Land by John Leguizamo).

They messed with Night of the Living Dead, and it wasn't half-bad. It had a good cast, and didn't change too much of the formula. Then, they provided a "redux" of Dawn of the Dead. It was okay, but Romero's trademark extreme gore and social commentary was lost and replaced by a new, hip, action-oriented formula. But I can deal with that.(read more...)

We haven't heard much from John Carpenter since, what, 2001, when Ghosts of Mars came out. Well, all that changed earlier this week when it was announced that Carpenter would soon begin work on a new film (and, according to Fango, a video game, also) titled Psychopath. Fangoria.com had this to say about the film's plot:(read more...)

In other, similar news, Fangoria.com also reported that Clive Barker and Jon Woo are producing a new film and video game duo called Demonik. Fango stated that no one is quite sure of what the plot consists of, but the producer of Tiger Hill, the company behind Demonik, was quoted as saying that both film and the game will feature "the ultimate bad guy, wreaking havoc with a variety of innovative and spectacular powers and abilities." Barker was also quoted, saying that "you'll not only be witness to the genesis of a new villain, but you can play him. I find that to be an extremely interesting way to create a new and compelling franchise."

For those that haven't seen it already, the trailer for Land of the Dead is now available for viewing online at the following link: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/georgearomeroslandofthedead.html. Words cannot describe this trailer-it has managed to open up an entirely new dimension of awesome. In other words: mandatory viewing for even the most casual of horror fans. June cannot come soon enough.

No, it's not your eyesight-you (maybe unfortunately) read that headline correctly. AVP 2 is probably happening. 20th Century Fox co-chairman Tom Rothman had this to say about the sequel:

"In the new ALIEN VS. PREDATOR, they will finally actually really come to our world…It's likely that we will bridge the gap, and the beginning of that will be setting it in our contemporary universe."(read more...)

So a new Evil Dead game has been announced. That makes this the third time Ash (from the housewares section of S-Mart) will fight a horde of Deadites. When I first saw the news, I thought, "Oh, that's pretty cool." What I didn't know, at the time, however, is that the game also allows Ash the pleasure of teaming up with a 3-foot tall Deadite in an attempt to put a stop to Dr.(read more...)

Yes, it just might. Rumor spouting machine and Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, recently spoke to JoBlo.com about why Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash fell through, and what to expect in a future film incarnation featuring the two titular titans of terror. Englund hints at Michael Meyers entering the fray, but who knows if that will happen. To read the interview (which also brings up the topic of a possible "V" miniseries), simply click the following link: http://joblo.com/index.php?id=7389 .

The ninth entry in the Halloween franchise just might see the light of day. Novelist Nicholas Grabowsky (check out his website here: http://www.downwarden.com ) is currently in talks to write the film. According to Grabowsky's site and Creature-corner.com, "Nick is meeting with producers to write the next Michael Myers flick this summer. His ideas are innovative, and go well beyond the story into merchandising and offshoot novels.(read more...)

There's been a couple Army of Darkness mini-series hitting comic stores within this past year which really have been not all that great due to the fact that they just kind of rehash famous dialouge and situations from the Evil Dead trilogy and bring not many new ideas to the table (and this is coming from someone who would buy and cherish a can of tuna if it had the Army of Darkness logo printed on it), but hopefully things will start to improve for the AoD comics, as t(read more...)